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    Tales from the Dubh Linn
    Tales from the Dubh Linn
    Tales from the Dubh Linn
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    Tales from the Dubh Linn

    By Niall Teasdale

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    Six dark tales of urban fantasy set in the same universe as the Thaumatology series.

    Here can be found fae, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and demons, and the humans foolish enough to interact with them.

    Contains adult material, suitable for those of 18 years or older.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNiall Teasdale
    Release dateMay 6, 2012
    ISBN9781476100906
    Tales from the Dubh Linn
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    Niall Teasdale

    I'm a computer programmer who has been writing fantasy and sci-fi since I was fifteen. The Thaumatology series is, therefore, the culmination of 30 years work! Wow! Never thought of it like that.

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      Tales from the Dubh Linn - Niall Teasdale

      Tales from the Dubh Linn

      An anthology of short stories from the Thaumatology Universe

      By Niall Teasdale

      Copyright 2012 Niall Teasdale

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      Contents

      Introduction

      A Night on the Town

      Hunt

      After Twilight

      Succubus

      The Body Trade

      Changeling

      About the Author

      Introduction

      Manchester, England, May 2012

      So, another anthology of short stories from the world of Ceri and Lily, but this time you won’t see either of them mentioned, except indirectly. Tales from the Dubh Linn is a collection of stories from the darker side of the Thaumatology universe. These are tales of sex and death, the stuff of horror stories and nightmares.

      A Night on the Town is a cautionary tale of what can happen if you take the supernatural for granted when you go out for a drink. It also serves to introduce the Dubh Linn, a pub in London which serves many of the nastier underworld supernaturals in the city. Think of it as Cheers for people who think of humans as snacks.

      In Hunt a young couple go out on Samhain night just looking for a place to be together in private. Samhain, or Halloween, is the one night of the year when most supernaturals stay indoors, hiding behind magic wards. It is the night when the dead return to Earth, and sometimes demons come out to play. Normals are usually safe, but there’s such a thing as tempting fate.

      After Twilight is a vampire love affair with a twist (the vampires of Thaumatology do not glow) and Succubus is a tale of vengeance and a warning that one should always be careful what one wishes for. The Body Trade tells the story of a reporter trying to break up a human trafficking ring and seeking the help of a fae named Belvedere in the process.

      The last story, Changeling, is a change of pace. As you might expect, this is about someone being replaced by a fae changeling. Perhaps. It is inspired upon a true story and I think that is scarier than anything I can come up with. Of all the creatures and monsters people have invented down through the ages, humans and what they will do to each other still count as the most frightening thing I know of.

      A Night on the Town

      Mayfair, London, July 2011

      They had heard about the Dubh Linn, but never been in it. It was supposed to be the ultimate dive bar, full of the kind of people who would rip your throat out for a fiver, or even because they did not like you. Their courage bolstered by drink in other bars, they had decided that tonight was the night. There were four of them; that had to be enough to keep them safe. Anyway, it was going to be a short visit; one drink to say they had been and then they were gone.

      The conversation did not change as the little group walked in and took a table near the door, but eyes, and other senses, fixed upon them from all around the room. Jack, the putative leader, started across the floor to the bar with a confident pace, dodging around the tables which occupied the middle of the room and the thick posts which held up the rough board ceiling. Jack did karate and played rugby, and had the muscle to go with it. He was good looking, with cropped blonde hair and a solid, manly jaw. Unfortunately he also knew it, and that was the main reason he was currently without a girlfriend; all of them eventually figured out he was more interested in himself than them.

      ‘Can I get a white wine and three beers?’ Jack said to the man behind the bar. He was actually confident enough in his own wonderfulness that he did not recognise how good looking the barman was. Not saying a word, the bartender got the drinks, took the money, brought the change. ‘Nice place,’ Jack said as he picked up the tray.

      ‘Oh yes,’ the barman replied, flashing a row of perfect, white teeth. ‘It’s a nice place indeed.’ The Irish accent was thick and the words somehow sounded like a threat. Jack turned and headed back to their table.

      The wine was for Natasha, the only girl in the group and Jerry’s girlfriend. Pretty and blonde, she was also brighter than the rest of them. Her major Achilles’ heel was alcohol; two glasses of wine made her flirty, three turned her into a slut. This would be her fifth. Jack had considered talking Jerry into a threesome, but had decided not to because Jerry was his friend. Actually it was because, pretty as Natasha was, she had barely B-cup boobs and Jack liked them big.

      Jerry was a nice guy. Small, thin, a little nerdy, and the brightest of the three men. He could not hold his liquor either, but was bright enough to be careful about it. Natasha, he had discovered, thought he was a god in bed if she was drunk and he could still manage to keep it up, and he was insecure enough about having a pretty girlfriend to abuse that fact.

      That left Alan, currently between girlfriends by choice; his last relationship had left him feeling like someone had pulled his heart out through his chest. Better looking and fitter than Jack, he deferred to what he called his friend because it made life easier. Dark haired and blue eyed, he could have been a real heartbreaker because he actually became emotionally involved with women, unlike Jack. Unfortunately for him, it usually worked out with him suffering when his relationships broke up; he had begun to suspect that he tended to pick the wrong sort of girl.

      Right now, though, Alan was going to do Jerry a solid. He had seen the way Jack had been looking at Natasha and had misread it. The rescue was not required, but Jerry and Natasha were going to get it anyway. ‘Hey, Jack,’ Alan said, picking up his beer and swigging from the bottle, ‘the woman in the booth behind you was watching you the whole way to the bar and back.’

      She was still watching, a slight smile playing over her lips. It was Christmas in July. She was tall, long legs stretching out from a leather skirt which barely covered her arse. Her body was all lean muscle aside from her chest which was large and pert, and squashed into a bandeau top. He could see her nipples tenting the fabric. She was beautiful too, slightly masculine, strong features, full lips, deep brown eyes and black hair that fell to her hips.

      ‘I think,’ Jack said, ‘that I may have struck it lucky tonight. Enjoy your drinks.’ He got up from his seat, scooping his beer from the table, and headed toward the booth.

      And then there were three. Except that that lasted about a minute before a

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